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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: prison authorities’ reprisals against her are ‘disgraceful’

Responding to reports that the Iranian prison authorities have prevented the jailed UK charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from having a regular telephone call with her husband Richard after an...

Thailand: Saudi woman 'at great risk of harm' should not be deported back

‘The Thai authorities are bound by the general prohibition not to transfer persons to any place where they would face a real risk of serious human rights abuses’ - Samah Hadid Responding to reports...

Democratic Republic of Congo: authorities must re-open media outlets and end election crackdown

Internet cut off and radio and TV stations targeted, while election results may be delayed beyond 6 January ‘This attack on freedom of expression and media freedom risks exacerbating an already tense...

Saudi Arabia: censorship of Netflix is further proof of ongoing crackdown

Netflix has defended decision to pull episode of Patriot Act show, saying it had to ‘comply with local law’ ‘Netflix is in danger of facilitating the Kingdom’s zero-tolerance policy on freedom of...

UK: Sajid Javid’s comments on asylum-seekers go against both law and basic humanity

Responding to Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s comments on asylum-seekers arriving in the UK , Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: "The Home Secretary's comments...